Pelosi leads Dems push to protect gays from deportation

BIZPACReview.com ^ | 8/2/2012 | Michele Kirk

[SmileRight]

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), along with 83 other members of Congress, led a push this week to keep lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) family members from being deported.

In a letter to Homeland Security sent on Tuesday, July 31, the Democratic members pleaded for recognition, in writing, that same-sex partners should be considered as a discretionary factor in deciding deportation cases.

This will be the second attempt at persuading Secretary Napolitano to put the Obama Administration and Department of Homeland Security’s 2011 announcement, into writing.

The announcement in August, from high-ranking DHS and White House officials stated,...

[SmileRight]

Since when should someone's sexual orientation determine whether or not they are to be deported?

[Jacvin]

So homosexual terrorists are safe here I guess.

[moovova]

Deport gays?

What a great idea...but just the really obnoxious ones.

[apillar]

Can you imagine the can of worms this would open up?

Immigration Lawyer: Ok Mr. Perez, your deportation hearing is set for tomorrow, you entered the country illegally so we really have no case....unless you happen to be gay?

Perez: Noo...No...gay.. I like senoritas...

Immigration Lawyer: Perhaps you don't understand, if you say you're gay. You won't get deported. So I'll as again. Are you gay?

Perez: Huh? Ohhhhh, I get it! Si Senior, I'm gay! gay! gay!

[kingu]

Heterosexual relationship? There's the bus. Homosexual relationship? Well, why didn't you say so! Stay right there, we'll bring drinks over!

Ahh, yes, gays only want equality...

[Covenantor]

So homosexual terrorists are safe here I guess.

...and if they self-identify as Gay Dreamers...

Janet Napolitano tell them what's behind door number three ! (Cue Beatles song)

[henkster]

I think the point is that since a Court considers marriage to a U.S. citizen as a factor in deportation proceedings, Pelosi wants the Court to also take into account that they are in a queer relationship.

[Venturer]

Probably half the people in San Fran who vote for Pelosi are gay or illegal or both, when you think of that it isn’t surprising that Nancy would stand up for them.

Nancy should have stayed in Baltimore working on the Block as a B-girl, it was more suited to her intelligence and her morals.

[WKB]

My first thought was surely this is satire.

[Spktyr]

Pelosi is doubling down on stupid, I see.

[Oliver Boliver Butt]

I didn’t think we deported anyone. </s>

[NativeSon]

divide, conquer, repeat

[JCBreckenridge]

yep - they want special rights, not equal rights.

[Vigilanteman]

There is already a huge cottage industry on arranged sham heterosexual marriages to avoid deportation and false claims for residency and citizenship. A friend of mine married a wife from Chile and they gave them the third degree when they applied for a resident permit for her to move to the U.S., even though they had three kids and a marriage certificate to prove legitimacy at the time.

This included separate questioning on trivia such as "what color are the sheets on your bed now?" I'm not even sure I could answer that question.

Apparently, SanFranNan thinks a simple declaration that "I'm a bum chum of xyz" should mean an automatic resident permit.

[Vigilanteman]

LOL! You just reminded me of the hilarious scene in the movie The Terminal where Tom Hanks encounters the balding immigration inspector.

[a fool in paradise]

The Catholics in Mexico are not tolerant of sodomites?

[JPG]

Where one step might be prudent, the left always takes five or six and then is shocked at the inevitable backlash.

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

“persuading Janet Napolitano”???? Like she’s the hawkish, old guard conservative? LOL

[Cheerio]

Nancy supporting San Fransicko values.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

WTF? Pelosi is deranged!